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Recently, Mineral Mine Makeup announced the launch of its new, updated website, made to enhance the user experience through streamlined features as well as a new, beautiful design. The website boasts full product descriptions, including a list of ingredients, and product schematics. Once registered, customers will also be able to easily view pricing and place orders on the site at their own convenience.

With the new schematics feature, clients are able to download product schematics for imprint directly from the website. Furthermore, improved registration makes it easier to place orders and stay up to date with product and company news, as well as receive exclusive access to wholesale pricing.

Recently, Dermalogica's FITE initiative, the skin care company's global program to support woman-owned enterprises worldwide, held a fundraiser in collaboration with ONEHOPE Wine, a unique social impact wine vintner that matches the price of each bottle of wine sold and donates the money to a specific cause.

The skin health and wine tasting event was held in Scottsdale, AZ, and was attended by more than 40 guests who sipped, sampled and received special treatment offers. Attendees were also treated to complimentary Face Mapping skin consultations and a gift bag. One lucky raffle winner even received a Dermalogica product filled basket valued at $350.

In concordance with the program's goal, each guest received a $25 FITE gift card to fund a micro-loan for a woman entrepreneur who is starting or growing her business.

To see the stories of women who have benefitted from micro-loan funding, or to learn more about Dermalogica's FITE initiative, please visit www.joinFITE.org

After just one year of partaking in the Forests for the Future initiative, a program to help "restore and rebuild the environment, one tree at a time," Éminence Organic Skin Care has planted an astounding 1.5 million trees around the world.

The Forests for the Future initiative was begun to help counteract deforestation and its effect on climate change. Millions of acres of trees are lost every year to make way for farming, industrialization and human development across the globe. But Éminence is determined to make a difference with this environmentally conscious program that plants a tree for every retail product sold. The 1.5 million trees that the skin care company has planted in the first year alone is enough to generate oxygen for 6 million people.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Éminence Organic Skin Care for their Forests for the Future initiative, where they plant a tree for every product that they sell. We are dedicated to planting trees around the world to not only support the environment, but to affect change in developing countries by providing guidance for agroforestry with members of each community,” says John Leary, Executive Director of Trees for the Future. “Since partnering together in 2012, the donations from Éminence have helped us plant over 1 million trees with communities in such areas as Burundi, Uganda and Ghana. It’s an incredible achievement that is changing thousands of lives in developing countries.”

According to Boldijarre Koronczay, President of Éminence Organic Skin Care, "Our future is dependent on our actions today. We provide natural and organic products that come from the earth. Without these gifts from Mother Nature, we would be unable to produce our quality products. We are committed to protecting our environment and implementing green initiatives and practices to inspire our partners and customers to think about tomorrow, today."

Throughout the year, millions of people look to Spa Week, a leading spa and wellness company, to find everything they need to partake in a healthy, balanced lifestyle. With the company's social loyalty program, MyWellness Rewards, consumers can take even greater advantage of the spa and wellness lifestyle by receiving rewards simply for staying connected with all that Spa Week has to offer. MyWellness Rewards gives perks to its members for taking care of themselves, and now that the season of giving is officially upon us, there’s no better time to start taking care of others.

During the month of November, those who become a MyWellness Rewards member on SpaWeek.com will automatically be entered in the Thanks-GIVEaway, a month-long promotion that strives to put the “giving” back in Thanksgiving. Once enrolled, members have the option to choose one of three charities to which MyWellness Rewards will make a donation.

The Charities:

Feeding America
The nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, Feeding America’s mission is to help the hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks, and works to engage the country in the fight to end hunger.

One Warm Coat
One Warm Coat is a national non-profit organization that helps individuals, groups, companies and organizations across the country collect coats and deliver them to local agencies that distribute them for free to people in need.

WISH for OUR HEROES
WISH for OUR HEROES provides resources to the military members in order to make their deployments a little easier and to improve the quality of their family lives while home or during deployment.

As a thank you for enrolling in the Thanks-GIVEaway promotion, new members will be entered to win one of five $50 Spa & Wellness Gift Cards by Spa Week to redeem at their choice of over 8,000 spas and wellness locations across North America, as well as 500 Wellness Points to put towards other products, perks and prizes throughout the year.

Says Cheryl Reid, CEO and Founder of Spa Week Media Group, “Our mantra has always been focused on spreading health and happiness to the masses, and these charities are certainly all about making everyone’s Holiday a little happier.”

Coty Inc. announced today that George Schaeffer is retiring from his position as CEO of OPI, effective December 31, 2013. Schaeffer, an Eastern European immigrant, founded the company in 1981. Under his leadership, OPI grew into a nail products leader, revolutionizing the industry with its technological advances and creative innovations. In late 2010, OPI was acquired by beauty industry giant Coty, and Schaeffer remained onboard as CEO.

Stepping into Schaeffer’s role on January 1, 2014, will be Mary van Praag, who served as vice president of sales at Coty in New York from 2008 to 2011, and was subsequently promoted to general manager of Coty Canada. In this capacity, she has been overseeing the Coty Prestige and Coty Beauty units. van Praag’s business background is extensive; prior to coming to Coty, she worked for Johnson & Johnson, Revlon, Pfizer and Playtex Products. The accomplished and dynamic van Praag is passionate about building more strong female leaders. Like her predecessor, she is deeply involved in philanthropic causes. This year, she is co-chairing Mirror Ball 2013 in Toronto, a fundraiser supporting Look Good Feel Better and FacingCancer.ca.

OPI president John Heffner is also stepping down from OPI. Effective November 22, 2013, Heffner, who served as CEO of Creative Nail Design (CND) prior to going to OPI, will take on the title of CEO at Irvine, California-based DryBar, a growing hair service chain that specializes in blowouts. Heffner is replacing DryBar CEO Michael Landau, who will stay on as executive chairman. Landau co-founded the company with chief creative officer Alli Webb.

“We could not be more thrilled to have John join our growing team,” Landau expressed in a recent statement. “With almost 2,000 employees and approaching 40 locations, John’s leadership experience will be critical in taking Drybar to the next level of growth.”

The departures of Heffner and Schaeffer from OPI are reportedly unrelated.

This holiday season, take some time to indulge with GlyMed Plus' Intense Antioxidant Professional Exfoliator. The unique formula works to facilitate skin renewal, gently removing free radicals and preventing the emergence of damaged cells. And best of all, the Intense Antioxidant Professional Exfoliator contains pumpkin and pomegranate enzymes, two fall favorites that work wonders on skin. Rich in antioxidants, Vitamin A and C, pumpkin can help reverse summer sun damage and smooth skin, all while offering a rich aroma reminiscent of baking pies and cozy, autumn nights.

Check out the video below to learn more about the Intense Antioxidant Professional Exfoliant and WRX Professional PC10 AA Micro Scrub cocktail, and see the pumpkin polish in action.

Aveda The Art and Science of Pure Flower and Plant Essences and maker of botanically-based professional hair, skin and body care, makeup and lifestyle products was recently honored by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute for its role in environmental leadership in the beauty industry.

At the inaugural Cradle to Cradle Innovation Celebration, held on November 15th in New York City, Global Brand President of Aveda, Dominique Conseil accepted the Legacy Leaders Award in recognition of Aveda being a founding company who has a strong impact in its industry. Upon receiving the award, Conseil stated that "Aveda's role since the brand's inception in 1978 has been a major contributor to the well-being of our environment and society. Aveda was the first private company to sign the Valdez Principles after the huge oil spill to call for greater corporate responsibility in 1989, and later became the first beauty company manufacturing with 100% certified wind power. Today, Aveda is still as committed to leading by example in terms of socio-environmental responsibility, not just in the world of beauty, but around the world.”

Bridgett Luther, President of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute called Aveda an exemplary "leader in the next phase of environmental and health innovation."

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, co-founded in 2010 by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, with support from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Wendy Schmidt and Brad Pitt, is an international non-profit organization created to administer its product standard in hopes of improving general production of consumer products to have a positive impact on society, the economy, and the planet.